Survey of common cutaneous lesions in healthy infants at the well baby clinic
Chatproedprai, S.; Wananukul, S.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 91(9): 1356-1359
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 18843864 Document Number: 15119
Survey the prevalence of cutaneous disorders in infants at the well baby clinic. This prospective study was conducted on 500 infants, aged between 1 month and 1-year-old. Mongolian spot and nevus simplex were the two most common congenital lesions in the present study. Seborrheic dermatitis was the most frequent skin findings arisen in infancy (apart from the neonatal period) and was on the third rank in overall cutaneous lesions. Skin infections especially tinea versicolor were easily missed.
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